From innovative designs made from 300-year-old trees to furniture inspired by fungus and food-themed exhibitions, Stockholm Design Week 2025 (3-9 February) promises fresh perspectives on sustainability and creativity – with a healthy touch of playfulness.
Stockholm Design Week will soon be back for 2025. Taking place from 3-9 February the week-long festival will transform Stockholm into a design mecca, with exhibitions, workshops, and pop-up events happening all over the city – an intriguing mix of futuristic designs, eco-friendly creations, and a perhaps surprising dose of food culture.
As usual, at the heart of it all will be the Stockholm Furniture Fair, running from 4-8 February at Stockholmsmässan.
The fair is Scandinavia’s largest furniture event and a major highlight of the week. Expect impressive installations from designer Alexander Lervik and architecture firm Olsson Lyckefors Arkitektur, an entrance hall installation by guest of honour Faye Toogood, and product launches from iconic brands like Flokk, Blå Station, and Fogia.
But Stockholm Design Week isn’t just about furniture: the city will be bursting with unexpected and exciting design experiences. For instance, Finnish designer Mari Koppanen’s exhibition 'Kääpä' explores the use of amadou – a fungus-based leather alternative – as a modern design material. Koppanen’s work takes this ancient substance, traditionally used as a fire starter and folk medicine, creating modern design objects that blend ancient traditions with futuristic sensibilities.
Food also plays a significant role this year.
'What's Cookin’?' at Konstfack, Sweden's leading art and design school, is hosting a series of exhibitions under the theme "designing futures and tasting the past". Students from the Industrial Design programme will showcase products for eating and cooking that were co-created with young people with special needs, while their Design Ecologies graduate students have imagined sustainable food systems for the future.
If you've ever wondered how design could influence what we eat and how we eat it, this exhibition is a must-see.
For something a little more intimate, check out 'Reclaim!' by Misschiefs.
Paola Bjäringer, founder of the design collective Misschiefs, has turned her downtown Stockholm apartment into a private gallery for the week, displaying works from her own collection alongside pieces by six Swedish designers. The exhibition centres on upcycling, and you'll find everything from reclaimed wooden armchairs to cushions disguised as packets of Aspirin and chewing gum, in a playful take on sustainability that blends art, design, and humour.
And if you're looking for a dose of history, head over to Public Service Gallery in Östermalm to see 'The King’s Hat', a collaboration between local designer Nick Ross and Stockholm studio Contem. The exhibition features seven limited-edition furniture pieces made from the pruned branches of 300-year-old linden trees, originally planted by King Frederick I of Sweden. These historic trees are now transformed into exquisite pieces of furniture, showcasing how the past can inform modern design in unexpected ways.
The city’s streets will also be filled with installations and exhibitions that highlight Sweden’s design legacy. Don’t miss the Nationalmuseum’s permanent exhibition, which offers a deep dive into Swedish design history, featuring iconic pieces like the Bumling light fixture and Diavox telephones. It’s an excellent primer for those wanting to understand the evolution of Swedish design from the mid-20th century to today.